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This paper aims to investigate the effect of knowledge characteristics on the total factor productivity of firms … coherence vs. market coherence and of accumulated knowledge on the productivity of firms differs. Productivity increases with … project knowledge, the diversity of the project portfolio positively affects productivity. -- total factor productivity …
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We demonstrate that common modeling assumptions underlying micro-unit productivity indices induce biases in the … evolution and decomposition of standard aggregate productivity measures. After controlling for such biases, we decompose … aggregate productivity based on groups of economically significant firm types. We show that large incumbent firms that both …
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productivity of workers. In this paper I set out the conceptual basis for such measures, provide some historical examples, and then …
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High temperatures can have a negative effect on work-related activities. Labor productivity may go down because mental …
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High temperatures can have a negative effect on work-related activities because workers may experience difficulties concentrating or have to reduce effort in order to cope with heat. We investigate how temperature affects performance of professional tennis players in outdoor singles matches in...
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High temperatures can have a negative effect on work-related activities. Labor productivity may go down because mental …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014380717
Widespread liberalization in the 1980s and 1990s enabled the freer movement of capital across international borders. Alongside large and often volatile movements in capital flows, risks to macro stability and the health of the financial system have led many countries to reconsider the wisdom of...
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Purpose—Amidst burgeoning attention for global value chains (GVCs) in international business (IB), this paper identifies a clear “missing link” in this literature, and discusses implications for research and corporate social responsibility (CSR) policy-making and...
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World cities are important nodes in the global networks of knowledge-based economies. As a result of the growing complexity of knowledge creation, firms increasingly organise their activities in business networks that operate across different spatial scales. On the global scale, new information...
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from 2000 and 2007 to 2020, this paper estimates a backward agglomeration index, which measures the extent to which … agglomeration index, which measures the extent to which domestic sectors absorb value added, is also defined. The combinations of … backward and forward agglomeration indexes are consequently used to analyze an economy or a sector's agglomeration status. The …
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